The Worst Tech Products of Q3

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Product:Lexmark Z1300 Category: Inkjet PrintersRating:Reviewed: 07/19/2007What We Liked: Low, low price. Reasonable speed (given the price) for business applications. Reasonably high-quality graphics. What We Didn't Like: Relatively poor text and photo quality. Photos are not even slightly water-resistant. What You Should Know: Basically a six-dollar printer, the Lexmark Z1300 is weak on photos, but offers text and graphics good enough for school, home, and internal business use. Read the full review of the Lexmark Z1300.

Product:Lexmark X4550 Category: Multi-function PrintersRating:Reviewed: 07/17/2007What We Liked: Built-in Wi-Fi. Prints, scans, faxes using PC fax modem, scans to PC e-mail program. Prints from cameras and memory cards. What We Didn't Like: Slow. Severely subpar text quality. Relatively low-quality photos for an ink jet.What You Should Know: The Lexmark X4550 offers built-in Wi-Fi at an extraordinarily low price, but its speed and output quality is more appropriate for a much-less-expensive AIO. Read the full review of the Lexmark X4550.

Product:Nokia N76Category: Cell PhonesRating:Reviewed: 07/09/2007What We Liked: Very good-looking. Huge external screen. Great Web browser. What We Didn't Like: Poor battery life. No 3G or Wi-Fi. Has many design flaws. What You Should Know: The Nokia N76 has the looks to compete with the iPhone, but using it is a dissatisfying experience all around.Read the full review of the Nokia N76.

Product:EVGA GeForce 8800Ultra SuperclockedCategory: Graphics CardsRating:Reviewed: 07/07/2007What We Liked: Outstanding frame rates. What We Didn't Like: Way too expensive. What You Should Know: We could recommend this EVGA GeForce 8800Ultra Superclocked card happily at about $200 less than its current price. Read the full review of the EVGA GeForce 8800Ultra Superclocked.

Product:Ad-Aware 2007 Pro Category: Antispyware SoftwareRating:Reviewed: 07/06/2007What We Liked: Redesigned engine scans quickly. New interface is easier to navigate.What We Didn't Like: Doesn't detect rootkits. Didn't remove worst threats in testing. Didn't block installation of worst threats in testing.What You Should Know: I'm glad to see that Lavasoft has re-energized Ad-Aware's development, but it needs more work before you can trust it to protect your system. It does okay against low-level adware, but it can't stand up to tough threats such as rootkits and Trojan horses.Read the full review of the Ad-Aware 2007 Pro.

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